Mexican Pumpkin In Brown Sugar

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs pumpkin, cut in wedges
• 2 cups soft dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup water (approx)

Recipe

• 1 scrape the seeds out of the pumpkin wedges.
• 2 pack the wedges together in a heavy-based flameproof casserole.
• 3 divide the sugar among the pumpkin pieces, packing it into the hollows which contained the seeds.
• 4 pour the water carefully into the casserole, to cover the bottom and prevent the pumpkin from burning. take care not to dislodge the sugar when pouring in the water.
• 5 cover and cook over a low heat, checking the water level frequently, until the pumpkin is tender and the sugar has dissolved in the liquid to form a sauce.
• 6 using a slotted spoon, transfer the pumpkin to a serving dish.
• 7 pour the sugary liquid from the pan over the pumpkin, and serve at once with natural yoghurt, sweetened with a little brown sugar if you like.